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Information processing apparatus and picture recording control methodRelated Patent Categories: Television Signal Processing For Dynamic Recording Or Reproducing, Processing Of Television Signal For Dynamic Recording Or Reproducing, Including Programmable ApparatusInformation processing apparatus and picture recording control method description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060291800, Information processing apparatus and picture recording control method. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-183515, filed Jun. 23, 2005, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field [0003] One embodiment of the invention relates to an information processing apparatus which has a function of recording broadcast program data in accordance with recording reservations and a picture recording control method for use therewith. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] In recent years, personal computers have been developed which have the same audio/video (AV) function as AV equipment such as DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) players and TV sets. [0006] Such personal computers are capable of recording broadcast program data, such as TV programs, in addition to watching and recording of the program data. [0007] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2002-152645 discloses a computer adapted to make picture recording in accordance with recording reservations. This computer has a power saving feature. In the power saving mode, the computer is switched off upon termination of setting of recording reservations and switched on at a time when the recording start time specified by a recording reservation is drawing on. [0008] In the computer, the process of watching and recording broadcast program data is executed by a TV application program installed in it. Therefore, the function and performance associated with watching and recording will depend greatly on the TV application program installed in the computer. It is thus expected that two or more TV application programs of different types will be used together in coming computers. [0009] In computers, the function of setting recording reservations is generally provided by a TV application program. In addition, the management of recording reservation information indicating the contents of recording reservations is carried out by the TV application program. In computers installed with two or more TV application programs, therefore, recording reservation information will be managed individually by each TV application program. In this case, there is the possibility that a recording reservation set by the user using one TV application program and a recording reservation set by the user using another program may overlap in time. In the event of such overlap, there arises the possibility that broadcast program data specified by the recording reservations overlapping in time may not be recorded normally. [0010] Accordingly, with the computers installed with two or more TV application programs it is required to implement a new function to make effective use of the TV application programs without causing malfunctions associated with recording. In addition, it is required to implement a new power saving function suitable for the computers installed with two or more TV application programs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS [0011] A general architecture that implements the various feature of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention. [0012] FIG. 1 is an exemplary perspective view of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention; [0013] FIG. 2 is an exemplary block diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0014] FIG. 3 shows the functional configuration of the BIOS executed by the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0015] FIG. 4 is an exemplary diagram for use in explanation of a first example of a recording reservation table display process carried out by the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0016] FIG. 5 shows an example of a recording reservation table displayed on the display screen of the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0017] FIG. 6 is an exemplary flowchart illustrating the overlap check process carried out by the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0018] FIG. 7 is an exemplary diagram for use in explanation of a second example of a recording reservation table display process carried out by the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0019] FIG. 8 shows the process of displaying a recording reservation table by each application program executed by the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0020] FIG. 9 is an exemplary diagram for use in explanation of the configuration of the application interface section used in the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; [0021] FIG. 10 is an exemplary diagram for use in explanation of the operation of the power-off control section used in the information processing apparatus of FIG. 1; Continue reading about Information processing apparatus and picture recording control method... Full patent description for Information processing apparatus and picture recording control method Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims Click on the above for other options relating to this Information processing apparatus and picture recording control method patent application. Patent Applications in related categories: 20090285547 - Sgnal processing apparatus - The present application discloses a signal processing apparatus. Particularly, it discloses a signal processing apparatus comprising a first decoder for generating video data by decoding data and a second decoder for generating video data by decoding data, wherein, regarding predetermined operations for generating the video data by decoding the data, ... ###  How KEYWORD MONITOR works... a FREE service from FreshPatents1. Sign up (takes 30 seconds). 2. Fill in the keywords to be monitored. 3. Each week you receive an email with patent applications related to your keywords. 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